Monthly Archives: January 2021

Princess Red Wing – Shining Light of the Original Americans

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on January 10, 2021. Note: This is the fourth essay in a series on Notable Women.) Princess Red Wing of the Seven Crescents—educator, historian, artist, and storyteller—spent her life … Continue reading →

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250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s Birthday: A Cause for Celebration and Music

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on December 28, 2020.) Nine months after the “Boston Massacre” here in the New World, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in the Old, and Western music would never be … Continue reading →

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